ones your bus stop forecast. what to wear today. melissa has an update on those crashes. >> another new crash here tom, this morning. this is not starting off to be the best friday ever. 95 northbound in maryland at powder mill road. the left lane here blocked because of that crash. hoping that gets out of the way soon. still have this problem, spencerville, 198 between batson road and peach orchard, all lanes are blocked because of an accident. and we have wires across the road. 70 eastbound at monument road now have the right lane blocked because of the tractor-trailer crash. we have partially reopened there. then still in myersville westbound at pleasant walk road westbound, still completely shut down. taking a wide look at things overall no major problems as you look at the beltway so of course that's good. and 66 95 into and out of town, nice and green and moving well. a man caught by secret service jumping the white house fence will be back in court

today as one of several cases that's raised the question just how safe is the white house? >> and now we're getting a first look at the changes coming to security there. news4's megan mcgrath joins us live now with details. good morning, megan. >> well, good morning. dominic adesanya will be in federal court after undergoing psychiatric treatment. treatment that was ordered by a judge. now, this cell phone video shows adesanya punching secret service dogs after jumping the white house fence last october. he made it 20 yards past the fence before he was taken down by canines. it was one of several fence jumping igs dents that -- incidents that focused on white house security and the fence itself. and now we are learning of changes that are on the way. in the coming weeks, pointy steel spikes will be bolted on top of the existing fence. there will be -- they will be sharp, so in theory it will make it difficult for people to jump that fence. and increasing security at the

eclipse, replacing the current fence with taller ten foot fence. they're considering building another fence inside the existing perimeter so there will be a double fence for people to try to scale. now, things that were ruled out, barbed wire on top of the existing fence as well as a moat. at the white house, megan mcgrath news4. >> thank you, megan. the manhunt is on this morning for the person who shot two teens in the district. this happened last night on alabama avenue in g street southeast. we don't know their ages but we do know it was a girl and a boy who were shot and they are expected to be okay. one neighbor said they heard between six and eight gunshots just after 8:00 p.m. another neighbor say they saw a car speed away from the scene after the shots were fired. >> maybe if i would have pulled up five minutes earlier i may have been one of those victims. me or my son. >> neighbors tell news4 the two

teens were best friends but police were not sure why they were targeted. right now an 11-year-old boy is missing from hyattsville and police need to find him. take a good look at his picture here. this is marquell maynard boyd. he was last seen wearing a blue gap sweatshirt with a white polo underneath and khaki pants. he was carrying an orange wolverine backpack. he suffers from russell-silver syndrome and he must eat 2,000 calories a day. a mother is looking for your help to find her son's stolen wheelchair. prince george's county police released this surveillance video yesterday. it shows someone walking away with the wheelchair at an apartment complex in langley park. the boy's mother says she leaves the wheelchair in the lobby of the building every night so she can carry her son to the second floor apartment. but when she went to get the chair monday morning, it was gone. anyone with information is asked to call police. three d.c. firefighters are

recovering after being exposed to chemicals. crews went to check on a fire alarm yesterday on new hampshire avenue. they found a fire suppression system somehow activated in the building and some of their crews were exposed. no one else was hurt. it is now 5:04. a bond hearing is set for today for a former fairfax police information officer who is the focus of a child pornography investigation. bud walker's first court appearance was yesterday via closed circuit tv. it was tweeted that he had no comment to the judge. walker was arrested this week on charges of possessing child pornography. today walker's attorney will ask for him to be released. the debate over security changes is heating up after a u.s. postal worker piloted his gyrocopter on to capitol grounds. some lawmakers are calling the stunt a major gap in security that could have been catastrophic if the pilot wanted to do harm. d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton said security needs to be reviewed but she cautioned

against taking any extreme measures. >> for one thing i want to make sure of is we don't overreact. i think that this man without meaning to has provided us with a practice opportunity. >> now, norad did not know doug hughes was in restricted air space until he had already landed. they say he was able to do that by flying low enough to be undetected by radar. while lawmakers debate security, doug hughes is headed back to his home state of florida. hughes is facing several restrictions while he awaits trial. he is banned from returning to d.c. unless it's for a court appearance. he will be on home detention and has to wear an electronic monitoring device. hughes facing a maximum of four years in prison for operating an unregistered aircraft and flying into protected air space. meanwhile, the reporter who documented it for "tampa bay times" is defending the way his paper handled the story. >> twe did -- we did our due diligence in terms of getting to know him. we were comfortable with the

fact that the secret service had visited him twice in the past and interviewed his colleague with whom he had shared the plan. >> so you felt the federal government knew what he would do? >> i felt the federal government had a chance to know what he would do. i don't know where that investigation went. >> doug hughes is due back in a d.c. courtroom on may 8th. all right, the caps hope to tie things up with the islanders tonight. they face off at 7:00 for game two of the quarterfinals. the caps are hoping to play a more up-tempo game than in game one. tickets start around $70. pretty steep. but let's go caps. >> go caps. the latest way that kids are getting high. it's something that you have in your house right now. >> how hand sanitizer can pose a huge risk. and while waiting for metro, and you see someone falling on the tracks what would you do? the race to save someone who fell on the tracks at a

philadelphia subway stop. you can see some blue and green moving through the area, but will you need the r

welcome back. police say an argument gone wrong is to blame for this deadly shooting in phoenix. police stormed the home yesterday after an hour's long standoff. inside they found five victims. three men were brothers and the other two were the men's mother

and spouse. two other children were not hurt. check out this video from philadelphia. at the bottom left of your screen you can see a man walking near the edge of a subway platform and then he falls on to the tracks. several people scattered but a man in an eagles jacket jumps down from the platform to help him. others gather around to pull the man and the good samaritan back on to the platform. the man who fell was hurt. but he's going to be okay. my goodness, a scary situation. we have had a couple of situations here in the metro, and people rush in to see. >> it restores your faith with humanity. with the eagles -- sorry, i mean i'm glad that he did what he did. >> let's keep our personal politics out of this. let's talk about the weather. tom is here to tell us it's a bit -- look at the cloud cover this morning. what are we looking at today. >> it's all about brotherly love. >> that's right. >> we are getting the low clouds over us. they did produce some light rain and it's left the metro area and

it's in southern maryland and crossing the bay. getting us some showers now, st. mary's county, northern anne arundel, pulling away for now. we'll be drying out gradually. temperatures are on the cool side. in the 50s for the mountains to the bay. 59 at reagan national. waiting for the bus stop, still some wet sidewalks between 7:00 and 8:00 and then the sidewalks should be drying out. what to wear today, you won't have to worry about wearing a warm coat or having gloves. mild morning. you will need a light jacket this morning and then later today sunglasses as the sun breaks out. then have the umbrella ready for later this afternoon. a look at that the timing on it as rain may be moving back in. next chances of rain in our up and down weekend that's coming up at 5:21. melissa has on an update on the 95 crash. >> we know that somebody was

injured in this crash and we have two left lanes blocked so it's getting slow northbound. hopefully out of the way before you hit the road there this morning if you're headed north bound on 95. beltway at river, everything is flowing fine. but of course you can see that sheen on the roadway as you come south on 270. it was raining pretty good when i came in this morning. 66 into town out of town not having any problems there. 95 in maryland, everything looking good there. remember in spencerville 198 between batson and peach orchard, all lanes are blocked because wires are down. that sounds like it could be out of the way by 6:00 this morning. back in ten minutes. >> thanks melissa. talk about being at the right place at the right time. an area man is being credited for saving a man's life. and trapped in the plane after falling asleep in the cargo area. he won't lose his job. he is facing

you're watching "news4 today." >> arlington first responders say a 26-year-old man is alive this morning thanks to the medical resident at george washington hospital. abdulaziz almehlisi just finished a shift at d.w. hospital thursday morning and was driving home on the key bridge. he was on the arlington side when he saw an suv flipped over and the driver lying in the street. the driver was unresponsive and gasping for air. >> all of a sudden like seconds later he lost his pulse. so i started doing cpr. arlington fire showed up and they started -- and they took over the resuscitation basically. they told me at that point that they had pulse. >> investigators tell us the 26-year-old was driving under the influence and speeding before the crash. he is in critical condition at george washington university hospital. still not clear what sparked a shooting near a toronto community center. four people were arrested in

connection with yesterday's shooting that sent five people to the hospital. one of the victims is in critical condition. while making the arrest, police shot one of the suspects. he is expected to make a full recovery. if you own a home in arlington county the board will not raise property taxes this year. but your overall taxes could still go up. assessment increases and the water sewer rate increase will raise property taxes by about $300 a year. the 2016 budget includes an added $6 million for public schools. overall, the budget cuts $2.6 million. d.c. needs more firefighters. we'll be there when mayor muriel bowser and gregory dean will announce the new recruitment plans today. that will happen at engine 29 on mcarthur boulevard on northwest at 10:00 a.m. it seems that recruitment is not just an issue in the district. in alexandria a ribbon cutting set for this weekend at a new fire station is on hold. you see the city has a brand new

fire station ready to go but no firefighters. this is on eisenhower avenue near the van dorn street metro station. with more retirements than the city expected it says recruitment will take money and time. neighbors of an ethanol transfer station say they're concerned. >> this beast behind us this train hauling ethanol and fuel that can go boom at any moment that's very scary for the residents here. we need that fire station. >> many of you have now signed a petition to ask whatever is needed to get the fire station up and running. they don't expect it to be in action until next year. that's a new link between osteoporosis and sudden deathness. the bone disease can increase the risk of unexplained hearing loss. that sudden deafness develops over a few days. most regain some hearing but 15% never do. a small european study suggests skin cancer drugs could

treat lung cancer. the drugthe braff gene which is common in mel know that patients. 2% of lung cancer patients carry that gene. half of the patients did not have any cancer symptoms after five months. the results are promising but more research is needed. this is an important health alert for parents. more and more teens are grabbing hand sanitizer to get drunk. yeah hand sanitizer. teens are turning up in hospitals across the country after drinking the popular germ killer. medical experts say the high alcohol content can be deadly. >> what they're doing, they're mixing it with salt and it brings it to a liquid, winds up being 160 proof alcohol, like grain liquor. >> right, 160 proof. that's the equivalent of twice the amount of vodka. >> incredible. the excitement for the new

royal baby is intensifying this morning. parking restriction notices and media pens -- they have to pen us have been put up outside the hospital. the duchess of cambridge is expected to give birth within the next few weeks. right now you're betting that prince george is getting a sister. book makers say up to 90% of all bets being taken is for a girl. alice and charlotte and victoria are the names. >> you can pla us a bet on r boy? >> i will go with a boy. >> with a boy? >> yeah. >> how about that? >> we haven't heard a lot of the boys name. george is the perfect name for the little boy. >> i'm so confused on all the lineage and how it works. is there a king -- can there be a king? >> well, prince charles is next in line. then william and george and then this child. then harry goes after that. >> right.

then tom. >> who is weather royalty in our eyes. >> hey, did they suspend parking when your babies were born? yeah laugh ha-ha. hey, there is capitol hill under a mostly cloudy sky. the rain has temporarily stopped, but the streets are still wet. sidewalks still wet from the overnight showers. right now, the storm team 4 radar showing that rain is pulling well east of washington. now, crossing the bay. a few lingering showers northern neck of virginia and into st. mary's county. and in anne arundel. quickly moving away. west of there though we're beginning to gradually dry out. temporarily. the low clouds will break up a bit and we have to get some sunshine by 8:00 a.m. by then it will be around 60 degrees. right now we're in the mid 50s. and by noon around 70. then hitting mid 70s by mid afternoon. that's a time we can get some more showers and maybe thunder and lightning.

passing thunderstorms are possible in the late afternoon. saturday afternoon highs around 80 degrees. dare i say beach weather? absolutely beautiful and low humidity too. then on sunday, increasing clouds. cooler, we'll be in the mid 60s. next chance of rain is sunday evening. some showers may be rolling through after sunset and into monday. monday looking like a wet day. likely rain showers coming through with temperatures in the mid and upper 60s during the day on monday. after that not another chance of rain until the end of the week, because tuesday and wednesday looking beautiful. the storm team 4 seven day outlook, highs around 70s. a bit chillier in the 40s in the morning. next weather and traffic on the ones coming up at 5:31. we'll look at the rain timing hour by hour for today. that's in ten minutes. now a look at the crashes we have had this morning with melissa. >> yeah maryland 95 northbound

here at powder mill road, you can see it looks like we might have something on the shoulder, but that's it. just seeing northern volume. northbound and southbound as you're passing through there. no major problems as you take a big look at the beltway. 270 at father hurley some slickness on the roads special through montgomery county this morning. it was raining pretty hard this morning. spencerville between batson and peach orchard, we have all lanes blocked there because of some downed wires here this morning. taking a look at prince george's county, overall no problems, nice and green. 95 northbound getting a little slow through dale city because we're approaching 5:30. it is 5:24 right now. this weekend marks 20 years since the oklahoma city bombing. 168 people were killed and close to 700 others were hurt. the city and survivors have pushed forward in the last few

decades. the national memorial was built on the site of the alfred p. murrah federal building. the bombing remains the worst act on american soil. in texas tonight a vigil to remember the victims of the deadly plant explosion. it had the strength of a 2.1 magnitude earthquake and could be felt 50 miles away. 15 people were killed in the blast and more than 200 others were injured. more than 300 homes in the town of west texas were also destroyed. this may sound like the start of a bad joke but it's not. former ward one d.c. council member jim graham has found his new job and it's in the adult entertainment industry. yes. starting sunday jim will take center stage at the nude nightclub, the house, that's in northwest d.c. >> did you say center stage? >> that's -- yes. >> okay. >> graham will serve as the special events director two effective nights a week. sunday nights will be nude male

dancing for gay men. graham told our tom sherwood why he's choosing this as his next job. >> i have had a lot of different experiences, but i wanted something different from all of that. i wanted something that was fun. and quite honestly i like to make a buck or two. >> graham's doing his best elton john there. he's been out of office since january after losing the democratic primary that brianne nadeau. he's a fascinating character. >> being honest to tom sherwood too. a baggage handler is not ever to touch luggage for alaska airlines ever again. he was banned after he took a nap in the plane and this happened. >> hello, i'm trapped in this plane and i'm in the plane. >> you're where? >> i'm inside the plane and i feel like it's moving in the air. >> that was the 911 call of that baggage handler who was trapped in the cargo hold of an alaska

airlines flight after he fell asleep. the plane took off from seattle on monday. the worker walked off the plane just fine after an emergency landing. the dispatcher was confused too. friends and family say good-bye to the security guard killed in the census bureau shooting. and we learn that the pope can add another stop on his way to the u.s. we'll tell you where the pontiff is considering visiting. looking live outside this friday morning where the rain is sticking around in some a new form

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looking at the stories making headlines right now at 5:30, the manhunt is on this morning for whoever shot two teens in the district. this happened last night on alabama avenue and g street southeast. both teams areh -- teens are expected to be okay. take a good look at this picture, this is marquell raynard boyd, he was last seen yesterday. he suffers from russell-silver syndrome and he has to eat 2,000 calories a day to avoid medical

complications. a man who jumped the fence at the white house last october is supposed to be in court today. dominic adesanya climbed the fence on the north lawn back in october. president obama was home at the time of the incident. we'll have much more on those stories throughout the morning. but first, good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> i'm adam tuss in for aaron. high five for friday. we are starting off a little damp on this friday but should be a nice day. >> that's right. let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein to get a look at our forecast. >> happy friday. >> yeah we're fist pumping you from the studio. >> we are rolling along with some showers that have come through overnight. they're headed off to the east and still some wet pavement in maryland virginia and west virginia. they produced a quarter of an inch of rain and it's tapering off in st. mary's county and now headed to the eastern shore. temperatures behind this with low clouds hovering in the mid 50s. most of the region out in the

shenandoah valley have dipped down into the low 50s. as we go forward hour by hour the morning will stay dry with some sunshine breaking out. then during the afternoon by around 3:00 we'll have some showers rolling through from the west coming through quite likely in the metro area around 4:00 to 5:00. perhaps a rumble of thunder. no anticipated severe weather. then we dry out overnight tonight. have an umbrella ready for the afternoon as you're heading out the door. next weather and traffic on the ones your drive time commuter forecast. now an update this morning on delays on metro. >> delays on metro. just popped up a few minutes ago. red line single tracking between van ness and dupont. a warning if you're headed out any time soon. 198 spencerville between batson road and peach orchard, all lanes are blocked because of the wires down. and taking a look at 95 here in

virginia northbound here heading out of fredericksburg into stafford. not having any issues. vem de -- even past that you're all good. remember wtop can give you the latest on your traffic while in your car. no major problems on the beltway and the 95 here in maryland and the parkway into and out of town looking quite good. travel times in ten minutes. >> thank you, melissa. today, friends and family will remember a security guard shot and killed at the census building in suit land. it will be held in westmoreland county. he was shot last thursday while working as a security guard in suitland. the man who shot him, ronald anderson led police on the chase that ended in the district. the woman who tried to kill an 8-year-old prince george's county boy in his sleep will be sentenced today. helen newsome confessed to trying to smother her

ex-boyfriend's son in landover in 2013. the boy says he used karate moves to push her off and then run for help. the boy's father believes she was angry over the breakup. she will be sentenced for attempted murder. today lawmakers in virginia will rework a bill that limits gifts that i can receive from lobbyists. they say the bill inadvertently imposed a $100 lifetime limit on gifts. governor terry mcauliffe asked lawmakers to change that detail. he skulled for $100 per year instead of per gift lifetime wise. the reform eflts stemmed from the corruption charges against bob mcdonnell and his wife maureen. this in to the live desk. pope francis is considering a stop in cuba while on his way to the u.s. a spokesman says discussions with cuba are at an early stage. so this is not a done deal yet. francis is coming to america in september and is credited with some early steps to help both

countries talk again. that's the latest from the live desk. i'm molette green, back to you. >> thanks. you may notice some extra police at the greenbelt metro police station, they'll be there for an emergency response drill on sunday. that drill will run from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. they'll simulate the evacuation of passengers from a train. it will test the response and coordination of emergency workers. also be aware that the station is closed on saturday and saturday only. some drivers are launching a class action lawsuit against the operator of the 495 express lanes. it accuses transurban of slapping them with penalties for not paying tolls even if the toll isn't charged because of faulty equipment. a driver already named in the suit says transurban sued her for more than $9,000, over $20,000 in missed tolls she thought she had paid. they have not commented on the suit. 5:35. new concerns that growth at

reagan national airport is causing dulles to lose business. as you know a $1 billion expansion is in the works for reagan national. recent improvements have brought more domestic flights for reagan. the washington business journal reports that traffic at reagan will surpass dulles this year. this is a blow to the dulles area, virginia lawmakers say. >> we have to guard against making more and more exceptions to allow long haul flights to fly out of reagan. because if we do we weaken dulles and that is going to hurt the whole region. >> the expansion plans at reagan national include a new concourse. we're getting an idea of some of the changes that could be impacting you in prince william county. the board of supervisors wants to move ahead with a plan to reduce class sizes. according to inside nova the board also voted to fund 500 police body camera the straw vote is not official, but usually a good indicator of what will happen. the official vote is expected

next week. northern virginia community college looked to the south for their next leader. dr. scott ralls will be the school's president this fall. he comes from north carolina where he was the head of the community college system since 2008. he's replacing robert templin back in february. a live look at the national mall this morning, preparations are under way for a big earth day event and concert tomorrow. organizers expect about 250,000 people to attend. some big acts have signed up to perform including usher, no doubt and fall out boy. you can check out the nbc washington app before you head out to see the lineup and check for delays. be sure to give yourself plenty of time if you're headed downtown. there will be some road closures and metro will be crowded as well. this next story is fantastic. disney's "frozen" has fans of all ages. check it out. ♪ >> oh, come on. just let it go.

>> yes, that was the wickedly talented adina menzel who interrupted that. it came as tom vilsack was answering a question. >> i love his face. he's shaking his head. well his suv dangled over the side of a cliff, but a man raced to his rescue and pulled him out. this morning we're hearing from the good samaritan who says he doesn't deserve any credit. forget the fees we'll talk to the park ranger about how you can get into national parks for free this weekend. and taking a look outside, the pavement is wet in some areas. 57 degrees outside. tom is back with your drive time

a daring move by a brave good samaritan helped save a man's life. the 23-year-old was riding his suv through a yard and nearly went over this cliff on to the road below. a chain link fence helped stop that fall, but it wasn't going to hold the suv for long. that's when jason warknack jumped into action.

>> i ran across the walkway and along the fence line there to right here was where he was hanging. i was thinking don't let me have a heart attack before i get to him. he gave me his hand. >> the driver is doing fine. today california health officials will announce the end of the measles outbreak. the outbreak started at disney land last december and spread to several other states and countries. it took several months to contain the highly contagious disease. that was a scary situation for a lot of people. >> glad it's over. let's turn our attention to the forecast because we want to know what it will be like today and of course the weekend. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein here. a little bit of cloud cover this morning, right, tom? >> yeah. we're drying out after we had overnight showers. the moving area in green, some light rain exiting maryland and crossing the bay, headed off to the east. behind that temperatures in the 50s. for the morning commute, caution because of wet roads.

we already had several accidents because of wet pavement. but it should be dry by midday. getting wet again by later this afternoon as we may get some showers coming on through for the afternoon. so the morning, we'll have drying roads with temperatures hovering around 60 degrees for the morning commute. some sunshine. then partly cloudy. maybe a passing thunderstorm and perhaps some roads wet by mid to late afternoon. by then we'll be into the mid 70s. a look at our next rain chances for the next seven days. next next weather and traffic on the ones at 5:51. how is that commute? >> we're looking pretty good, but we have some problems on the rails. the red line, we are single tracking between van ness and dupont circle and the situation in spencererville 198 between batson between and peach orchard is blocked today. outer loop of the beltway no problems there. 95 north quantico to the

beltway, also pretty good. almost on time there. 66 into town to the beltway only ten minutes. i am back in ten as well. see you then. >> thanks melissa. it was supposed to change the lives of shelter dogs. >> but a group of inmates say it's changin

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you're watching "news4 today." >> welcome back. from how he managed to fly all the way from gettysburg to why the secret service didn't know it was coming lawmakers are ramping up the rhetoric over the man who landed his gyrocopter on the grounds. they called it a major gap in stream -- gap in strategy. eleanor holmes norton wants to see some changes. >> i want to make sure we don't see any overreaction.

i think this man has provided us with a practice opportunity. >> norad says it did not know that hughes was in restricted air space until he had already landed. they say he was able to do that by flying low enough to be undetected by the radar. while lawmakers debate security hughes is headed back to his home state of florida. he's facing several restrictions while he awaits trial. he is banned from returning to d.c. unless it's for a court appearance, he has to wear an electronic monitoring device. he faces a maximum of four years in prison for operating an unregistered aircraft and flying into protected air space. meanwhile, the reporter who documented the story for "the tampa bay times" and called the secret service while he was in the air is defending way his paper handled the story. >> we did our due diligence in terms of checking it out and getting to know him. we were comfortable with the fact that the secret service had visited him twice in the past. >> so you felt the federal

government knew what he how would do? >> i felt the federal government had a chance to know what he would do. i don't know where that investigation went. >> doug hughes is due back in a d.c. courtroom on may 8th. it is going to be perfect weather this weekend to visit a national park. and national parks week starts tomorrow and that means there are a few extra benefits to visiting this weekend. joining me now from great falls park is park ranger eric what rocca. good morning. >> good morning, how are you? >> just great. i can hear the falls running behind you. tell me the benefits for families to visit a national park this weekend. >> that's right. this weekend is the start of national park week so we're encouraging everyone to get out and find your park. we're having a fee free weekend so you get into the park with no entrance fees. we have a lot of programs going

on too, but the main attraction is the fee free and the falls. >> tell me what do you think are some of the best family friendly state -- i should say national parks that are right near the washington area? >> well, we have a lot in this region. we have rock creek park my park great falls. we have a lot of great national parks just in the commuting area to d.c. so we encourage everyone to get out. we have a lot of family friendly activities. junior ranger books. they're fun for everybody. they're free programs where people can learn about the resources that we have in the parks. >> yeah i know kids love national parks and what a great way to introduce them to it. we have so many wonderful ones right around the area. thank you so much, aaron. appreciate it. you can find a complete list of the national parks in our area and more information on how to support our national parks on the nbc washington app. just search national parks. >> great park there. today the first american man trained by isis in syria returns

to the united states and he'll be in court. the 23-year-old man from columbus, ohio has been indicted on federal terrorism charges. prosecutors say he went to syria last year to train and fight with isis terrorists. he returned to the u.s. with plans to carry out attacks on american soldiers. federal agents say they had him under surveillance after jihadi postings on his facebook page. president obama will meet with the italian prime minister at the white house. it is believed the president and he will discuss a broad range of topics including support for ukraine. italy is a long time nato ally of the u.s. at. first lady michelle obama will meet with veterans. she and dr. jill biden are marking it with a visit at the vet center. it helps to provide mental health services and it is at no charge. inmates at a local prison say a program that lets them train homeless dogs is changing

their lives for the better. the inmates train these abandoned dogs at patuxent institute in maryland. it's started by the washington animal rescue league. two inmates work with each dog for ten weeks under supervision. we're not naming the inmates who spoke to news4, but they tell us the program has been therapeutic. >> it's helped me through a lot of stuff. he's helped me learn how to one, be able to be close to somebody or something and let them go and know it will be okay. >> and since that program started in september, the inmates have trained several dogs and more will be heading their way. handling dogs and pets really provides something, it triggers something inside people. they work wonders and really healing and -- >> they're awesome. >> they're so cute too. >> i have a dog. it's amazing. every time you come home, every single day, it's like the first time this dog has ever seen you. >> she's the only one who treats you that what i in your family. >> i have no respect, thank you, eun, i'm getting thrown under

the bus here left and right. tom, come to my rescue, please. >> we're talking about the national parks. we'll have great weather, the favorite one near us is shenandoah national park. i took this at dark hole ewholow falls. that's along skyline drive. great weather this weekend. should be in the mid 60s along skyline drive with some sunshine on saturday and then sunday increasing clouds. might get a shower late afternoon. but most of the day should be dry. cooler though in the 50s. the national parks around washington will be around 80 degrees at lower elevations with sunshine on saturday. then sunday, partly cloudy and cooler in the mid 60s. showers not moving in until sunday evening. we had a few passing east of us now. and the storm team 4 radar showing them crossing the bay and pulling away for now. earlier this week i travelled to stafford county visited the park ridge elementary school. had a terrific time talking to all of these bright and happy second graders there. they just finished their unit on

weather, many of them. had a terrific time. i want to thank teacher lee ann wilson to visit park ridge elementary in stafford county. hour by hour our temperatures in the 50s will be in 60 by 8:00 with some sun. by noontime, partly cloudy the pavement dries out. then mid to late afternoon, soaring to the mid 70s. a beautiful day, but a chance of a passing shower or thunderstorm likely not severe. but a passing shower, mid to late afternoon, a rumble of thunder. we dry out tonight. 50s tomorrow, the warm summer like day on saturday. lower elevations around 80. then on sunday increasing clouds in the mid 60s. a chance of showers moving back in. that's the next chance after this afternoon. that's on sunday evening and then monday looks like a wet day. occasional showers, temperatures in the 60s. then we dry out monday evening, is up back on tuesday with highs around 70.

then on wednesday, up near 65 to 70 degrees for highs. then on thursday a chance of a passing shower. that's our next chance after monday. it will be in the 60s. now what's happening on the roads, melissa? >> we have this problem still on metro. talking about the red line. do have some delays because of single tracking between van ness and dupont circle this morning. we have this issue in myersville westbound 40 still shut down from the serious crash from a couple of hours ago. no major problems on the beltway. 270 at montrose everything rolling just fine here. a little bit of sheen from some earlier rain. 66 at west ox road looking good there. beltway at central also is moving along just fine. i'll be back in ten minutes. weather and traffic on the ones. 6:01. trying to get a live picture from chopper over that situation in spencerville. we have a section of 198 shut down. breaking news. a bomb threat diverts a plane

bound for switzerland. we have just learned about this involving a turkish airlines plane. that plane was called back to istanbul and we have also learned this is the third bomb scare in less than a month involving the turkish airlines. that is the latest from the live desk. eun? >> molette green, thank you. it's now 5:55. last year's e-mail on sony hacking on the internet. wikileaks uploaded the e-mails in a searchable online archive yesterday. they published 30,000 additional documents. the whistle-blower site says it belongs in the public domain. sony estimates that the hacks have cost them millions in damages. tired of paying for cable channels that you never use? yes. a new option could be on the way where you only pay for the ones

that you watch. landon dowdy joins us with that. >> hey, adam. verizon is offering a new pay tv plan that lets them choose a bundle of channels they want to see. it's a small step toward a la carte programming. you get 36 basic channels and two theme packs such as sports or kids. you can add other channels for an extra $10 or drop packages every month. and the force is with disney the company stock popped about 1% thursday right around the same time as the new trailer for the upcoming star wars movie debuted online that's the equivalent of adding about $2 billion to disney's value. they bought lucas film for $4 billion in 2012. adam back over to you. >> thanks. looks like it was a smart investment for disney. >> that's right. what you wear could help you snag that job. or what someone else wears could help them snag it from you. 150 students watched one of three videos depicting a woman who was interviewing.

all three videos were identical except for the logo on the woman's white polo shirt. the study found that when an applicant wore a luxury label, respondents considered her to be a more suitable candidate for the job and more likely to earn a higher wage. how about that? i don't have any logos on any clothes. >> i have to sew some on mine. this man's actions are one of the recent problems at the white house prompting change this morning. when you can see new security measures in place as one of the people accused of getting on to the grounds prepares to face a judge in the hours ahead. that's next on "news4 today" at 6:00. >> we are starting off with a damp day today. right now 58 degrees is the weather bug there. but it will turn nice and also expected to be a nice weekend as people get ready for a big earth day concert on the natio

"news4 today" starts now. >> right now on "news4 today," doing more to keep intruders out. when you'll see new security measures at the white house as one of the men who jumped oh ever the fence appears in court today. but first the showers are moving out of here. but keep the umbrella at the ready with the rain threat of more rain coming in over the

course of the day. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein here with our weather headlines. >> yeah we'll be drying out temporarily. the showers came through after the nationals game ended, just in time. they rolled on through. now exiting the metro area and crossing the chesapeake bay heading across the eastern shore a few light showers there. but still we have got wet pavement around this morning. we had multiple accidents. melissa will have an update shortly. we're in the mid 50s. 50s in washington. most of the rural areas of maryland and virginia are in the mid 50s. we'll have a cool morning and then a mild afternoon. making it into the 70s. we have a storm chance by later this afternoon. so keep that umbrella handy. a look at